I wonder how much traffic through Calgary is destined for Banff, I hope they never get their own international airport.

The Wikipedia entry on the issue is well-done and informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...orts_in_Canada

Montreal-Trudeau saw a 12% increase between 2006 and 2007 and yet it stayed stable (0% change) from 2007 to 2008. Weird...

Well considering that the Banff grass strip airport is closed for anything but emergency landings I highly doubt they'll ever get anything of the sort.

On an aviation note, yeah that grass field was real disruptive to the wildlife in the park, being right next to a 4 lane highway and rail track and all... :rolleyes:

They will never allow an airport in the park, and I can totally understand why.




I also would like to see the growth #'s for all airports.

I wonder why the Québec cities don't push their weight as much as other places. I think Québec would be more touristy than Calgary therefore more people coming in. And Montréal is behind too, in terms of the top 3, considering Vancouver is so much higher. And I always hear how Montréal is a great destination though.

Vancouver's airport is the gateway to the pacific. Montreal is close to Toronto, Ottawa and Plattsburgh is competes with all of them.

At LAX I've seen Calgary on the departure screens as Calgary/Banff.

Alberta's relative isolation certainly comes into play.

I think it's like that everywhere.

I saw that in Denver too.

Perhaps it is like that for the American airports that have flights to Calgary? I know I have not seen that at Frankfurt or Heathrow.

and concentration of corporate activity and high personal incomes.

Yup! Also, if one is flying somewhere on vacation they'd probably want to maximize what they can see. As such, they wouldn't go to Quebec City alone but both QC and Montreal and probably fly into the latter.



Same here. Also, in Vegas it was just Calgary.

I'm a little bit surprised that Calgary appears to be almost as busy as Montreal in that stats. What happened to all the tourism industries in Montreal ? That place is a hot bed for many tourists (including myself, except I took the train to Montreal). I guess the concentration of business trips in Calgary more than make up that difference.

That and like previously mentioned, Calgary's not competing with other international airports, and Calgary's not anywhere close to any other major hub airport. Also, most of the tourism in Montreal comes from the USA and Ontario, and most americans and Ontarians simply drive here.

That being said, Montreal nevertheless doesn't get the tourism it should get. And now that the Grand Prix is gone, and the recession, things won't be much better anytime soon.

should be interesting to see how much the numbers change in winnipeg when our new terminal comes online

3 from BC!

I imagine though it still comes down to pleasure. Most people that fly for business will be more likely to consider the alternatives for pleasure.

west jet routes alot of domestic flights through Calgary and Edmonton. would that contribute?

Vancouver and Edmonton are "hubs" close by. Edmonton is less a hub. But how can you compete with big WJ and AC offices? We're expanding lots too.